Controversy erupts after doctor calls out Ayurvedic practitioner for prescribing allopathic medicines

New Delhi: A postgraduate doctor in Internal Medicine has reportedly received threats after publicly calling out an Ayurvedic practitioner on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) for allegedly prescribing allopathic medicines to patients despite not holding the degree.

The matter sparked an online debate and went viral after the doctor shared a screenshot of a prescription allegedly issued by the Ayurvedic doctor that listed only allopathic drugs, including antibiotics and other modern medicines.

He questioned why AYUSH practitioners were prescribing modern medicines that they were neither trained nor licensed to use.

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In his post, he pointed out that the doctor, even after holding an AYUSH degree, he was prescribing drugs such as antibiotics, injections, and syrups typically used in modern medicine. He accused the doctor of being ignorant of the patient's health.

The doctor also pointed out that he had seen on many occasions, homeopathy and Ayurveda practitioners routinely prescribing strong antibiotics like Meropenem even for mild conditions such as simple diarrhoea.

"This is the prescription of an Ayurvedic doctor. Can someone explain why every single drug written here is allopathic? We see hundreds of such prescriptions of homeopathy, Ayurveda, “traditional healers” casually writing even powerful antibiotics like Meropenem for simple diarrhoea. Is Ayurveda just becoming a shortcut for less meritorious people to practice modern medicine, and that too incorrectly? Just think about it for a second. With zero fear of authority, they’re casually prescribing medicines they were never trained to handle… instead of the ones actually taught in their curriculum," the doctor said in the post.

The doctor further argued that the AYUSH practitioners don’t trust the system they swear by. "But the funniest part? Advising USG W/A in the prescription, so now Ayurveda also needs a radiologist?" he added.

Shortly after the post went viral, he said he began receiving multiple messages, including thearts, asking him to delete the tweet. However, he later stated that most of these came from anonymous accounts and not from any major doctors, influencers, or authorities.

"Got multiple DMs and threats telling me to delete this post. Ask yourself this, why does one tweet shake an entire industry? I am not deleting anything. If a system collapses from a simple screenshot, maybe the problem isn’t the tweet. This malpractice has gone unchecked for decades, and people deserve to know," he later said in a follow-up thread.

He assured his followers that he is safe and thanked everyone for their concern, and stated that the matter needed to be exposed for patient safety and accountability.

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